10 commandments of one pocket.
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For the most part you just described Measurman.
Cuebuddy> a little confused about playing the score?
Duck Billy
I once watched a Rorie Calhoun western movie
the hero kept getting in fights at the poker game
the other guys asked him why he was still playing with sore losers
He replied "It beats playing with winners"
Hence my favorite maxim
Choose your spots
I once watched a Rorie Calhoun western movie
the hero kept getting in fights at the poker game
the other guys asked him why he was still playing with sore losers
He replied "It beats playing with winners"
Hence my favorite maxim
Choose your spots
Play conservatively against players who can't hurt you.
Play aggressively against players who can.
Weak players will eventually give you the game if you just wait long enough
You know who they are. Those are the players who, with an open rack
typically run no more than 2 or 3 balls at a time.
The stronger the player the fewer their mistakes.
You know who they are too. Those are the players who run several balls
when you think they won't run more than 2 or 3 balls.
Keep playing defense against strong players and you will lose.
Get those players knocking balls away from YOUR hole,
not the other way around. You can only do that by adopting an aggressive
attitude every time you step to the table.
So, be better prepared to play better players by developing better offensive skills
at the practice table and as someone earlier suggested; strengthen your imaginative skills by studying my book and videos.
.ABOVE ALL! LEARN CAROMS! ALL KINDS OF CAROMS.
They are the life blood of all pool games!
Sorry, but there is no substitute for a powerful offense!
Tom
Play aggressively against players who can.
Weak players will eventually give you the game if you just wait long enough
You know who they are. Those are the players who, with an open rack
typically run no more than 2 or 3 balls at a time.
The stronger the player the fewer their mistakes.
You know who they are too. Those are the players who run several balls
when you think they won't run more than 2 or 3 balls.
Keep playing defense against strong players and you will lose.
Get those players knocking balls away from YOUR hole,
not the other way around. You can only do that by adopting an aggressive
attitude every time you step to the table.
So, be better prepared to play better players by developing better offensive skills
at the practice table and as someone earlier suggested; strengthen your imaginative skills by studying my book and videos.
.ABOVE ALL! LEARN CAROMS! ALL KINDS OF CAROMS.
They are the life blood of all pool games!
Sorry, but there is no substitute for a powerful offense!
Tom
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"Run more 8 & outs."
Ronnie Allen
Ronnie Allen
If you’re 3 or 4 balls up and now you’re fighting for the next ball....
...start moving the balls up table...he needs them more than you do.
...take away a big run.
There is a book, (Billiards: Hustlers and Heroes, Legends and Lies and the Search for Higher Truth on the Green Felt), that has a chapter of transcribed dialog between Gene Nagy and Jersey Red from a gambling session.
I cant remember exactly what Red said, something along the lines of 'I know more moves than you', to which Nagy replied, "8 and out is the only move I need to know". :thumbup:
OK. Got it, thanks!
Turn defense into offense.
:grin: :grin: :grin:
Never play a guy with a seeing-eye dog.
More than likely, you're in a trap.
Unless your seeing-eye dog knows his dog.
More than likely, you're in a trap.
Unless your seeing-eye dog knows his dog.
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Be patient, there’s no hurry
Thou shalt put thy balls on their side after their inning is over
right, rule number 1: be able to count to 16 or at least 8.
never chalk up before mis-cueing.